Corporate Escape Artist Pillows

"Hello, son. I suppose chicken farming doesn't seem so bad now."

"Dan, you forgot to put on your out-of-office."

"Before we hire you, we'd like you to sign this non-compete agreement. It basically states that you won't work anywhere else for the rest of your life."

"The corporate culture here? It's Junior High School without the acne."

"Let it go. I was thinking of taking early retirement anyway."

"I want out!"

"When given a choice, a lot of them prefer eternal torment over being stuck in a 9 to 5 job."

Bob was put out to pasture - with his cellphone and laptop.

'May I go home now?'

'I'm going to try to be a pro hockey player. So, if I don't return, you'll know I made it, and you can take charge of the marketing department.'

"See any help wanted signs?"

A businessman leaves a building carrying a surfboard

"The Company has drawn a line under me and moved on."

"I promise that if you come back inside you won't have to serve on any more committees."

"Edwin, you really should quit working in a cubicle."

'The good news is, I've got no more trouble with my stupid boss and grumbling customers. The bad news is, our company is insolvent and I'm jobless.'

'Ms Ferguson, weasel me out of the 315 meeting.'

Ever thought of early retirement?

After years of pondering for big business, Roger decided to change tack and fret freelance from home.

Imagine there's no office...

'I have the feeling that we're keeping you for something.'

'Sorry to leave you in the lurch, but this trip is important.'

Just don't let the old man get you down.

It was Wilbur's first vacation in 17 years.

'Gerald! You finally did it! You were able to escape the office!

''Gardening leave' wasn't an option. It didn't really isolate ex-partners from the firms clients.'

"I left my job as an accountant in the city to get away from hostile takeovers!"

Flying money

'I wanted out of Corporate America, but I didn't want to go far.'

"I can't help but feel I'm destined for something greater than having a job."

"I want a vacation. I'd like to drink somewhere else."

"I'm slowly weaning myself off employment."

"This is a business, Harris, no place for magical thinking."

"Here - I've no use for spreadsheets where I'm going."

"Clear my schedule for the next five minutes. I feel the need for some spontaneous frivolity."